Fadden

Northern Gold Coast

Very Safe LNP 14.2%

MP

Stuart Robert (LIB) since 2007.

Profile

Fadden is a Gold Coast City Council electorate covering the northern part of the Gold Coast, extending from Labrador to the Logan River generally east of the Pacific Motorway. It includes the coastal suburbs from Labrador to Hope Island, as well as the inland suburbs of Gaven, Coomera, Helensvale, Oxenford, Arundel, Pacific Pines and Molendinar. On the road to Brisbane, the electorate also includes parts of Ormeau and Pimpama, as well as Jacobs Well and Steiglitz. Covers 395 square kilometres. (Map)

Background

This electorate was created in 1977 and named after Arthur 'Artie' Fadden, Country Party Leader, Treasurer in the Menzies government, and for 40 days in 1941, Prime Minister of Australia. Fadden is the only Country Party leader ever to truly serve as Prime Minister, Earle Page and John McEwen only filling the post temporarily following the death of respectively Joe Lyons and Harold Holt.

Former members for Fadden include Don Cameron (1977-83), David Bedall (1983-84) and David Jull (1984-2007). All three members also represented other seats in the House of Representatives, the boundaries of electorates in this part of Queensland having undergone regular changes due to rapid population growth in the Brisbane-Gold Coast corridor.

2013 Ballot Paper (8 Candidates)

Candidate Name

Party

MAIZEY, Petrina

The Greens

FREDERICKS, Jeremy John

Family First

MacANALLY, James Patrick

Palmer United Party

LAWRENCE, Billy

Katter's Australian Party

CARROLL, Maurie

Independent

BOYD, Stewart

One Nation

LESSIO, Nicole

Australian Labor Party

ROBERT, Stuart

Liberal National Party of Queensland

Candidates

Petrina Maizey

Jeremy John Fredericks

Family First

Fredericks is a chartered professional engineer and has worked in government and in the private sector for the past ten years. In addition to his professional career he has served the youth of the Gold Coast as a youth pastor for the past 12 years. Was previously a Family First candidate for Burleigh at the last two state elections and for Wright at the 2010 Federal election.

James Patrick MacAnally

Palmer United Party

Macanally is a company director and a former vice president of the Queensland Liberal Party. He also ran as an Independent in the 2012 Gold Coast council elections. Macanally owns a successful cleaning firm and has business dealings with Indonesia via construction company Force 10. He also runs a large cattle stud in Warwick.

Billy Lawrence

Katter's Australian Party

Lawrence is a sixth generation Australian and was born in Brisbane. He desribes himself as having a humble upbringing and has since been a blue collar worker, teacher and self employed professional. He is now the CEO of a consulting, accountancy and financial services practice and works as an accountant and tax agent.

Nicole Lessio

Australian Labor Party

A first generation Australian, Lessio grew up in the electorate at Helensvale where her parents owned the local butcher shop. After high school Lessio completed a Bachelor of Arts and Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching as well as a Masters of Learning and Development. She is currently a high school teacher and also studying for a Doctorate in Education.

Stuart Robert

Liberal National Party of Queensland

Before his election to Parliament in 2007, 42 year-old Roberts was the co-founder and CEO of a national recruitment firm, GMT Recruitment, with offices around Australia. Prior to starting his business, Robert served as an officer in the Army. He worked in intelligence and security during his 12-year military career, took part in a five-month tour of duty with peace-monitoring forces in Bougainville, and also found time to complete Masters degrees in business administration and information technology by part-time study. He has been Shadow Minister for Defence, Science, Technology and Personnel since the 2010 election.